Entertainment

Angela MtombeniENTERTAINMENT WRITERmtombenia@dailynews.co.zw THE battle for supremacy in the Old Mutual National High Schools Quiz is intensifying after provincial champions emerged from across Zimbabwe, setting the stage for a fiercely contested national final tomorrow.Schools from all 10 provinces displayed impressive academic excellence in highly competitive contests, with some champions securing comfortable victories while others battled…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER decades of capti­vating audiences across the globe, Chimurenga music pioneer Thomas Mapfumo is preparing to bid farewell to the stage with a special performance in Dallas, Texas, where he will headline the Legacy Experience with Dr Thomas Map­fumo on August 29. Branded One Last Evening with a Legend, the…

 ASHLEY MOYO MULTI-AWARD-WINNING rap­per Holy Ten has been arrested in connection with a rape allegation, police confirmed yesterday. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the musician was in police cus­tody and that further details would be released in due course. “The artist is in police custody and further details surrounding the case will be…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AT LEAST 10 countries have confirmed their participation in this year’s Mitambo International Theatre Festival (MITF), a fivefold increase from just two represented at last year’s event, signalling the rapid transformation of the country’s flagship theatre festival into a major international platform for cultural exchange.The festival will run from September 22…

Angela MtombeniENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE award-winning short film Bhachi is returning to the screen more than a decade after its acclaimed debut, this time as a feature-length psychological drama set to premiere on YouTube this Thursday.Directed by Eddie Ndhlovu and Dakovic, Bhachi: The Jacket builds on the success of the original film, which premiered in 2014…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER HUNDREDS of music lovers turned up for the latest edition of the Xperience Jah Prayzah concert at The Art Farm in Borrowdale on Satur­day night. The concert, which began in the afternoon and ran late into the night, attracted fans from across the country as a stellar line-up of local…

ASHLEY MOYO LONG before stand-up com­edy became so popular and a global entertainment phe­nomenon, generations of Zimbabweans grew up captivated by the brilliance of comic legends such as the late Lawrence “Mud­hara Bonzo” Simbarashe, Safirio “Mukadota” Madzikatire, Lazarus “Gringo” Boora, Phillip “Paraffin” Gadzikwa, Charles “Marabha” Merisi and Freddy “Kapfupi” Man­jalima, among others. Through their effortless…

 Angela Mtombeni ENTERTAINMENT WRITER POPULAR musician Baba Harare is set to headline this year’s Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival (CNTDF) national finals on August 1 at Harare Gardens, adding contemporary flair to one of Zimbabwe’s premier celebrations of cultural herit­age. Known for preserving and reinventing traditional sounds for modern audiences, Baba Harare will share the…

 Angela Mtombeni ENTERTAINMENT WRITER REGGAE musician Elder Kanto has turned to Artificial Intelli­gence (AI) to deliver a message of love, patience and understand­ing in relationships through his latest single, Mashoko Magaka. The song, which the artist says he composed himself, is ac­companied by AI-generated visu­als, making it one of his most experimental projects yet. The…